5.8 is what percent of 85000 - step by step solution

To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 85000 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.
3. If 100% equals 85000, so we can write it down as 100%=85000.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.8 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.8.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=85000
2) x%=5.8
where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:
100%/x%=85000/5.8
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.8 is what percent of 85000

100%/x%=85000/5.8
(100/x)*x=(85000/5.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=14655.172413793*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (14655.172413793) to get x
100/14655.172413793=x
0.0068235294117647=x
x=0.0068235294117647

now we have:
5.8 is 0.0068235294117647% of 85000